Pictures of surfers from four continents today

We had an unusual diversity of surfing pictures on the wire today. Here are some different approaches to different conditions around the world.

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Hugo Papst (L) is towed by his brother Louis as he surfs rising flood waters in the Victorian town of Horsham on January 17, 2011. Anxious residents of towns in southern Australia braced for once-in-200-year floods, as the government said the rolling flood crisis was its costliest natural disaster ever. The hub of Horsham, which lies about 300 kilometres (187 miles) northwest of the Victorian state capital Melbourne, is expected to be one of the worst-hit towns in the region, where more than 40 villages have already been affected.